CINCINNATI REDS NOTES:
TRANSACTION
- The Reds today assigned to the Taxi Squad RHP Brett Kennedy (#66).
TONIGHT’S GAME
- Is Game 1 of a 4-game series vs Zoe Lacour’s Nationals and Game 1 of the Reds’ last road trip of the season’s first half (4g at Wsh, 3g at Mil).
- The Reds are coming off a 2-1 series win and homestand vs the Padres.
- Will follow the All-Star Game break with a 10-game homestand vs the Brewers (3g), Giants (4g) and Diamondbacks (3g).
SERIES NOTES
- The Reds are 7-14 in their last 21 games at Nationals Park but are 4-2 here the last 2 seasons.
- In their last four 4-game series vs the Nationals, the Reds went 1-3 (2022), 3-1 (2021), 1-3 (2018) and 0-4 (2017).
BIG ROAD MACHINE
- The Reds went 10-2 on their previous 2 road trips (8-1, 2-1).
- Went 8-1 on their road trip to StL (2-1), KC (3-0) and Hou (3-0)…for only the second time, won 8 games on a road trip of 9 games or fewer (8-0, 9/21-9/27, 1964)…was their first road trip of any length with at least 8 wins since 5/28-6/9, 1999 (9-3)…courtesy @EliasSports.
- The Reds have won 6 straight road series (3-0 at Cubs, 2-1 at Bos, 2-1 at StL, 3-0 at KC, 3-0 at Hou, 2-1 at Bal) for the first time since 7/23-8/22, 2010 (2-1 at Hou, 2-1 at Mil, 2-1 at Pit, 3-0 at Chc, 3-0 at Ari, 2-1 at LAD)… haven’t won more than 6 consecutive road series since an 8-game road series winning streak from 6/25-8/12, 1976.
- The 10-3 loss on 6/26 at Bal snapped the Reds’ 8-game road winning streak, tied for the second-longest streak in the Major Leagues this season.
BREWERS UP NEXT
- In 2022 the Brewers won 4 of last season’s 6 series and 13 of the 19 games.
- For the second time in 3 seasons, the Reds and Brewers will meet in the series on each side of the All-Star Game…in 2021, the Reds went 3-1 at Mil to end the first half and were swept in the 3-game home series after the break…in that 2021 series, the Reds faced the same opponent in 7 consecutive games for the first time since 6/30-7/4, 1953, when, coincidentally, they went 4-3 vs the Milwaukee Braves…in 2022, the Reds and Cardinals met on each side of the All-Star Game (0-2, 1ppd at StL & 2-1 vs StL).
- The Brewers’ 3-game sweep from 5/3-5/5, 2022 was their first series sweep vs the Reds at American Family Field since 4/24-4/26, 2017…the Redlegs have won 10 of the last 19 games and 12 of the last 22 games at AFF.
- Reds pitchers in 2022 allowed 44 HR to Mil, the most by Brewers batters against any team in a single season and the most allowed to any team in a season by Reds’ pitchers.
HALFWAY HOME
- Through the 10-inning win on 6/28 at Bal, the Reds were in first place through 81 games for the first time since 2010 (46-35, +1.5g).
- The Reds’ 43-38 record was their best through 81 games since 2014, when they also began 43-38.
- Last season, the Reds were 28-53 after 81 games.
RUNNING MEN
- The Reds rank second in the Major Leagues with 94 stolen bases (TB 103), their highest total since 2017 (120sb)…recorded 58 stolen bases all of 2022.
- Have been successful on 54 of their last 60 attempts.
- The Reds recorded 50 stolen bases in June, their highest steals total in a calendar month since September 1912 (53sb).
- 3 times this season recorded at least 5 stolen bases in a game (6sb on 6/2 vs Mil, 9sb on 6/3 vs Mil, 5sb on Wed at Bal)…prior to 6/2, the Reds hadn’t recorded 5 stolen bases in a game since 4/10/17 at Pit.
- Their 9 stolen bases on 6/3 vs Mil (Jake Fraley 3, Spencer Steer 2, Jonathan India 2, Will Benson, Stuart Fairchild) was their highest single-game total since 5/30/1976 vs LAD (9sb)…the Reds’ single-game record since 1900 for stolen bases in a game remains 10 (5/29/1913 at StL).
RED HOTS
- The Reds have used 49 players…in 2022 used a club record 66 players.
- Reds baserunners in 68 attempts have scored 67 runs from second base on singles…both lead the Major Leagues.
- The Reds are the first team in Major League history to move into first place alone in 9 games or fewer after falling 5 or more games under .500 while facing a deficit of at least 5 games…on 6/9 were 29-35 and trailed the first-place Pirates by 5.0 games…beginning 6/10 won 9 straight games to move into first place alone on 6/19…courtesy @OptaSTATS and @EliasSports.
- The Reds went 18-9 in June, their highest victory total in any month since June 2014 (18-10).
- The Reds’ 12-game winning streak, snapped by a 7-6 loss on 6/24 vs Atl, tied their modern club record (5/16-5/27, 1939 & 4/30-5/12, 1957).
- 10 Reds players have made Major League debuts this season (RHP Casey Legumina, RHP Levi Stoudt, IF Matt McLain, LHP Brandon Williamson, RHP Eduardo Salazar, OF TJ Hopkins, LHP Andrew Abbott, IF Elly De La Cruz, RHP Ricky Karcher, RHP Randy Wynne)…13 rookies played in at least 1 game for the Reds
Tonight’s Pitcher – #34 Luke Weaver, RHP
- Tonight is making his fifth career appearance and fourth start vs the Nationals, his second appearance and start at Nationals Park.
- In the first inning of Wed’s 10-inning, 11-7 win at Bal, allowed 4 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks…beginning with his final out of the first inning, retired 10 consecutive batters until Adley Rutschman singled to lead off the fifth.
- Has been charged with 2 pitch timer violations, on 5/31 at Bos (Masataka Yoshida) and 6/18 at Hou (Cory Julks).
- In the 4-3 loss on 4/20 at Pit, came off the 15-day injured list to make his 2023 season and Reds debuts…in the first inning allowed all 4 runs on 3 hits, including 2-out, back-to-back home runs by Connor Joe (3-run) and Jack Suwinski (solo)…in his last 5.0 innings faced only 16 batters and retired his last 10 batters…Joe’s 3-run HR snapped Weaver’s career-high 29.0-inning homerless streak (24g) dating back to his only start of 2022 (6/18/22 vs Min, Gary Sánchez).
- On 3/8, left his third spring training appearance with right forearm tightness…didn’t pitch in another Cactus League “A” game for the Reds.
- On Opening Day went on the 15-day injured list with a right elbow flexor strain, snapping his 5-season streak on an active Opening Day roster (Cardinals 2018, Diamondbacks 2019-2022).
- On 4/9 and 4/14 made 2 rehabilitation apps with Louisville (0-0, 3.00, 9ip, 3h, 3er, 4bb, 9k, 1hr, 0.78whip, .107baa).
- On 1/13/23 was signed to a 1-year contract through the 2023 season.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS NOTES:
No team release available.
